golfaholic

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noun

A golf enthusiast.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

noungolfaholic (plural golfaholics)

plural golfaholics

  1. slangA golf enthusiast.

Origin

  1. Middle Scotsgolf
  2. Englishgolf
  3. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  4. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  5. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  6. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  7. Medieval Latinalcoho
  8. Middle Englishalcofol
  9. Englishalcohol
  10. Englishalcoholic
  11. Englishgolfaholic

From golf + -aholic.

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APA

golfaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfaholic

MLA

“golfaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golfaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfaholic.

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